Probable XI –
Mumbai Indians –
Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult
Rajasthan Royals –
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (C & WK), Riyan Parag, David Miller, Shivam Dube, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Jaydev Unadkat, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Jos Buttler(C)
2. Quinton de kock(VC)
3. Rohit Sharma
4. Suryakumar Yadav
5. Yashasvi Jaiswal
6. Shivam Dube
7. Krunal Pandya
8. Chris Morris
9. Trent Boult
10. Jasprit Bumrah
11. Chetan Sakariya
– Jos Buttler looks best captain pick considering his average of 58 & 86 at venue and H2H matches respectively.
– Expecting a top knock from Quinton de kock as he’s due to play one & also averaged 40 in 6 H2H matches.
– Taking punt on Yashasvi Jaiswal as he can score quick 30-40 runs especially while batting first.
– Shivam Dube and Krunal Pandya might be good punts as they can score decent runs at middle order & bowl some overs too.
– Boult, Bumrah and Sakariya can get a couple of wickets easily considering their death over bowling.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Jos Buttler
2. Quinton de kock
3. Ishan Kishan
4. David Miller
5. Suryakumar Yadav(VC)
6. Hardik Pandya
7. Chris Morris(C)
8. Rahul Tewatia
9. Trent Boult
10. Jasprit Bumrah
11. Rahul Chahar
– Going heavy on Mumbai as they’re looking favourable to win this match.
– Morris might be another good captain pick as he will bowl at least two overs in death & can score some quick runs at down the order.
– Expecting good knocks from both Kishan and Pandya as they’re due to play one in this season.
– Tewatia can give decent fantasy points as he’s batting at 4-5 down and bowling a couple of overs too.
– Bumrah, Boult & Chahar are must picks as they have good venue and H2H matches numbers.
Grand League Combination –
1. Jos Buttler(VC)
2. David Miller
3. Suryakumar Yadav
4. Hardik Pandya
5. Kieron Pollard
6. Chris Morris(C)
7. Rahul Tewatia
8. Krunal Pandya
9. Trent Boult
10. Mustafizur Rahman
11. Chetan Sakariya
– Expecting Royals to put up a good fight against strong looking Mumbai.
– Pollard and Krunal will be crucial picks if top order of Mumbai doesn’t do well.
– Expecting a top performance again from Morris with both bat and ball.
– Buttler has phenomenal venue and H2H numbers which makes him C VC choice in both SL & GL.
– Expecting wickets from both Mustafizur & Chetan especially while bowling first.